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Southampton Select Board Elects New Chair, Signs First Affordable Housing Purchase Agreement

Southampton Select Board reorganizes leadership and signs first affordable housing deal. The board unanimously elected John Whalley as chair after four-year incumbent Chris Kohler declined renomination, with Kohler moving to vice chair and newly elected member Doug Hamill named warrant clerk.

Southampton Planning Board Reviews Draft Battery Energy Storage Bylaw, Targets Fall Town Meeting Vote

Southampton Planning Board reviews 18-page battery energy storage bylaw draft, targets fall town meeting.

Southampton School Committee Names Interim Chair as Two Long-Serving Members Depart

Southampton School Committee names interim chair and accepts nearly $9,100 PTO gift at final meeting for two outgoing members.

Southampton Select Board Adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, Unlocking Federal Grant Eligibility

Southampton Select Board adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan and accepts two Conservation Commission resignations, dropping the panel to three members.

Southampton Planning Board Endorses Fulmer Road Conservation Parcel Transfer, Sets Conditions

Southampton Planning Board unanimously endorses conservation land transfer and clears solar site revision.

Southampton Voters Approve $15.9M Budget, Send $2.5M Override to May 19 Ballot

Southampton voters approved a $15.9 million base budget and placed a $2.5 million Proposition 2.5 override on the May 19 election ballot at a standing-room-only annual town meeting May 2 that required a gymnasium overflow room for roughly 454 registered voters.

Southampton Town Meeting Warrant Covers Budget, Override Options, and Land Conservation

Southampton's Town Moderator previews a 25-article warrant ahead of a May 2 Annual Town Meeting featuring a $15.9 million base budget and two Proposition 2½ override options.

Southampton Select Board Approves 25-Article Warrant, Schedules June 20 Special Town Meeting

Southampton Select Board approves 25-article annual town meeting warrant and books a June 20 special town meeting.

Southampton Planning Board Launches Effort to Draft Battery Storage Zoning Rules

Southampton Planning Board opens public input on battery energy storage system bylaw amid pressure from a pending solar project.

Southampton Select Board Approves Override Ballot Questions, Delays Warrant Vote to April 22

Southampton Select Board approves two-question override ballot for May 19, postpones warrant vote to April 22.

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